New laws point to $5.6b BHP copper spend despite Indigenous opposition (opens original article in a new tab)

New laws enable BHP's $5.6b copper expansion in South Australia despite Indigenous concerns over compensation, with the Kokatha group failing to delay legislation.

• New laws allow BHP to expand mining in South Australia despite Indigenous opposition
• Kokatha Aboriginal Corporation failed to delay legislation for land-use compensation
• BHP plans $5.6b investment in Olympic Dam copper refinery